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Data as of Sep 13, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

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QQQ vs VOX: how they differ

QQQ and VOX hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and QQQ returned more over the year.

Invesco QQQ Trust and Vanguard Communication Services Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, QQQ and VOX hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in QQQOnly in VOX
NVIDIA Corp 8.52%Meta Platforms Inc 21.12%
Apple Inc 7.72%Alphabet Inc 16.14%
Microsoft Corp 5.89%Alphabet Inc 10.61%
Micron Technology Inc 4.90%Netflix Inc 4.77%
Amazon.com Inc 4.36%Verizon Communications Inc 4.17%
Advanced Micro Devices Inc 3.65%Walt Disney Co/The 3.96%
Alphabet Inc 3.12%AT&T Inc 3.69%
Meta Platforms Inc 3.07%Warner Bros Discovery Inc 2.74%

Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated May 31, 2026 and Sep 10, 2026.

QQQ and VOX on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
QQQ
Invesco QQQ Trust
VOX
Vanguard Communication Services Index Fund
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssuerInvescoVanguard
What it isNasdaq-100Communication Services
Total return, 1 year+23.0%+2.9%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500+5.5 pts−14.6 pts
Expense ratio0.18%0.09%
Already in the S&P 50096.7%84.5%
Holdings105114

QQQ in plain words

QQQ is an index equity fund tracking the Nasdaq-100. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +23.0% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.18% a year. By its holdings filed for Sep 10, 2026, 97% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 105 positions, with the top ten at 47.0%. It sat 4.1% below its high of Jun 2, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

VOX in plain words

VOX is an index equity fund tracking the Communication Services. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +2.9% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.09% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 84% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 114 positions, with the top ten at 72.1%. It sat 4.3% below its high of Jan 29, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, QQQ or VOX?
In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, QQQ returned +23.0% and VOX returned +2.9%, so QQQ returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, QQQ or VOX?
QQQ charges 0.18% a year and VOX charges 0.09%, so VOX is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do QQQ and VOX overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 97% of QQQ and 84% of VOX by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 0% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.

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